The Human Rights Law Index is a collection of international treaties and case law from African courts on topics relating to human rights. The case selection aims to provide a snapshot of human rights law in a country, as well as within the African Union. The index currently covers over 1000 documents.
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| High Court | IYAMUSE EHIGIE v. GREGORY EHIGIE (Benin Suit No. B/46A/59) [1961] 10 (24 November 1961); | 24 Nov 1961 | High Court 24 November 1961 IYAMUSE EHIGIE (APPELLANT) v. GREGORY EHIGIE (R ESPONDENT) (1961) All... |
| High Court | ABUGHOR ABGYULUWA AND OTHERS v. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE (Warri Charge No. W/36.CA/61) [1961] 10 (24 November 1961); | 24 Nov 1961 | High Court 24 November 1961 ABUG H O R ABGY U LUW A AN D O T HER S (A P PEL L ANTS) v. TH E... |
| High Court | KOFI GBAJOR v. JAMES OGUNBUREGUI (Warri Suit No. W/42A/61) [1961] 10 (27 November 1961); | 27 Nov 1961 | High Court 27 November 1961 KOF I GB A JO R (A P PELL A NT/ C ROS S-RE S POND E NT) v. JAME S OGU... |
| High Court | K. IDOWU & ORS. v. A. AKINWUNMI & ORS (Ikeja Suit No. HK/14/61) [1961] 10 (11 December 1961); | 11 Dec 1961 | High Court 11 December 1961 K. I DOWU & O RS. (PLAINTIFFS) v. A. AK INWUNMI & OR S (... |
| High Court | S. O. OGUNSANMI v. C. F. FURNITURE (W.A) CO. LIMITED (Ikeja Suit No. HK/33/61) [1961] 10 (20 December 1961); | 20 Dec 1961 | High Court 20 December 1961 S. O. O GUNSANMI (PLAINTIFF) v. C. F. FURNITURE (W.A) CO.... |
| High Court | CHIEF THE HON. ROTIMI WILLIAMS v. THE WEST AFRICAN PILOT CHIEF THE HON. SECTION L. AKINTOLA v. THE WEST AFRICAN PILOT CHIEF THE HON. OBAFEMI AWOLOWO v. THE WEST AFRICAN PILOT (Ibadan Suites Nos. 1/58/59, 1/50/59, 1/60/59) [1961] 10 (22 December 1961 | 22 Dec 1961 | High Court 22 December 1961 CHIEF TH E H ON. R OTIMI WILLIAMS (PL AINTIFF) v. THE WEST AFRICAN... |
| High Court | ATLAS (NIGERIA) LTD. v. STEVE RHODES (APPEAL No. LD/3A/61) [1961] 10 (10 April 1961); | 10 Apr 1961 | High Court 10 April 1961 ATLAS (NIGERIA) LTD. (APPELLANT) v. STEVE... |
| Supreme Court | SHEKU KAMARA v T.H.A.GRAHAM ([node:field-casenumber]) [1961] SLSC 1 (14 August 1961); | 14 Aug 1961 | Search Summary: Practice-Appeal from a judgment of magistrate's court-Appeal dismissed for... |
| Special Court | HAJAH FATMATTA KATAH v IBRAHIM MOMORDU ALLIE ([node:field-casenumber]) [1961] SCSL 1 (14 April 1961); | 14 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Real property-Testator bequeathed property to wife for life, remainder to minor... |
| Supreme Court | NAMIE KHALIL v SAMUEL JOHN ([node:field-casenumber]) [1961] SLSC 2 (14 April 1961); | 14 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Real property- Lease by tenant for life-Whether lease by tenant for life... |
| Supreme Court | Frederick Williams v Virginia Williams ([node:field-casenumber]) [1961] SLSC 3 (18 August 1961); | 18 Aug 1961 | Search Summary: Divorce--Cruelty-Adultery-Burden of proof of adultery-Effect of confession... |
| Supreme Court | Sulaiman Sesay v White Cross Insurance Company ([node:field-casenumber]) [1961] SLSC 4 (14 April 1961); | 14 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Insurance-Whether insurance company liable to pay person obtaining a judgment... |
| Court of Appeal | WHITE CROSS INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND BAFFI MINERAL MINING COMPANY LTD. (001) [1961] SLCA 1 (14 April 1961); | 14 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Insurance-Whether insurance company liable to pay person obtaining judgment... |
| Supreme Court | Regina v William S Young ([Misc.App. 3/61]) [1961] SLSC 5 (16 April 1961); | 16 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Practice-Mandamus-.A.pplication for order directed to Master and Registrar... |
| Court of Appeal | ABDUL BAI K.AMARA and R (01) [1961] SLCA 2 (04 April 1961); | 04 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal Law-Appeal-Appeal from magistrate's court to Supreme CourtAppeal against... |
| Court of Appeal | LANSANA KPAYENGE and R (002) [1961] SLCA 3 (04 April 1961); | 04 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal Law-Trial-Time and place of trial-case not tried at time specified by... |
| Supreme Court | REGINA and WILLIAM s. YOUNG, ACTING MASTER AND REGISTRAR, SUPREME CoURT Ex PARTE BERTHAN MACAULAY (003) [1961] SLSC 6 (11 April 1961); | 11 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Practice-Mandamus-.A.pplication for order directed to Master and Registrar... |
| Court of Appeal | ATTORNEY-GENERAL and J. C. LUCAN (004) [1961] SLCA 4 (14 April 1961); | 14 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal law-Dispersing newspaper without name and place of abode of printer on... |
| Court of Appeal | NAMIE KALIL and SAMUEL JOHN AND OTHERS (005) [1961] SLCA 5 (14 April 1961); | 14 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Real property-Lease by tenant for life-Whether lease by tenant for life invalid... |
| Court of Appeal | HAJAH FATMATTA KATAH and IBRAHIM MOMORDU ALLIE (ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ALHAJI ANTUMANI ALLIE, DECD.) (006) [1961] SLCA 6 (14 April 1961); | 14 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Real property-Testator bequeathed property to wife for life, remainder to minor... |
| Court of Appeal | SULAIMAN SESAY andWHITE CROSS INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND BAFFI MINERAL MINING COMPANY LTD. (007) [1961] SLCA 7 (14 April 1961); | 14 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Insurance-Whether insurance company liable to pay person obtaining judgment... |
| Supreme Court | ALAST AIR PETER McNEILE and COMMISSIONER OF POLICE (008) [1961] SLSC 7 (14 April 1961); | 14 Apr 1961 | Search Summary: Magistrate's court-summary jurisdiction-Autrefois acquit-Prosecuting officer... |
| Supreme Court | SHEKU KAMARA and T.H.A.GRAHAM (009) [1961] SLSC 8 (18 August 1961); | 18 Aug 1961 | Search Summary: Practice-Appeal from judgment of magistrate's court-Appeal dismissed for... |
| Supreme Court | FREDERICK B. WILLIAMS and VIRGINIA WILLIAMS and ANOTHER (010) [1961] SLSC 9 (18 August 1961); | 18 Aug 1961 | Search Summary: Divorce--Cruelty-Adultery-Burden of proof of adultery-Effect of... |
| Supreme Court | S. E. BALOGUN PALMER and F. E. A. BOSTON, J. D. DIXON BAKER, S. C. WRAY AND J. B. JENKINS-JOHNSTON (011) [1961] SLSC 10 (31 August 1961); | 31 Aug 1961 | Search Summary: Tort-Libel-Statement of reason for censure of plaintiff by City... |
| Supreme Court | SHEKU KAMARA and T.H.A.GRAHAM (001) [1961] SLSC 11 (18 August 1961); | 18 Aug 1961 | Search Summary: Practice-Appeal from judgment of magistrate's court-Appeal dismissed for... |
| Supreme Court | FREDERICK B. WILLIAMS and VIRGINIA WILLIAMS and ERNEST PYNE-BAILEY (002) [1961] SLSC 12 (13 August 1961); | 13 Aug 1961 | Search Summary: D ivorce--Cruelty-Adultery-Burden of proof of adultery-Effect of... |
| Supreme Court | S. E. BALOGUN PALMER andF. E. A. BOSTON, J. D. DIXON BAKER, S. C. WRAY AND J. B. JENKINS-JOHNSTON (003) [1961] SLSC 13 (31 August 1961); | 31 Aug 1961 | Search Summary: Tort-Libel-Statement of reason for censure of plaintiff by City... |
| Supreme Court | IBRAHIM MOMORDU ALLIE and HAJAH FATMATTA KATAH (005) [1961] SLSC 14 (23 February 1961); | 23 Feb 1961 | Search Summary: Real property-Bequest of property to wife for life, remainder to minor son-... |
| Supreme Court | SULAIMAN SESAY and mE WHITE CROSS INSURANCE COMPANY AND BAFFI MINERAL MINING COMPANY LTD. (006) [1961] SLSC 15 (26 January 1961); | 26 Jan 1961 | Search Summary: Insurance-Whether insurance company liable to pay person obtaining judgment... |
| Supreme Court | ATTORNEY-GENERAL and JONATHAN C. LUCAN. (008) [1961] SLSC 16 (27 January 1961); | 27 Jan 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal Law-Dispersing newspaper without name and place of abode of printer on... |
| Supreme Court | DAIMBA ALLIE and ATTORNEY-GENERAL (009) [1961] SLSC 17 (24 January 1961); | 24 Jan 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal Law-Receiving-Burden of proof--criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap. 39,... |
| Court of Appeal | HADJI ALPHA CONTEH and REGINA (010) [1961] SLCA 8 (03 July 1961); | 03 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal law-Rape-Assault with intent to commit felony-Inconsistency between... |
| Court of Appeal | THOMAS GODWIN and REGINA (011) [1961] SLCA 9 (03 July 1961); | 03 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal law-Procedure-Trial-Evidence-Deposition-condition to be satisfied before... |
| Court of Appeal | MICHAEL J. M. HAROUN and GEORGE BERESFORD COLE. (012) [1961] SLCA 10 (05 July 1961); | 05 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Valuation of property--compensation for making valuation. Law Report Citation... |
| Court of Appeal | TRYPHENA LANGLEY and E. D. E. M. COKER (013) [1961] SLCA 11 (05 July 1961); | 05 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal law-Common assault-Evidence of complainant alone-Whether corroborative... |
| Court of Appeal | COLUMBUS MOSES ANRITI THOMPSON and REGINA (014) [1961] SLCA 12 (06 July 1961); | 06 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal law-Forgery-Trial with assessors--Whether judge usurped function of... |
| Supreme Court | MORAY KABBA and HASSAN D. FAWAZ (015) [1961] SLSC 18 (08 July 1961); | 08 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Tort-Malicious prosecution-Whether reasonable cause for prosecution. Law Report... |
| Court of Appeal | ARTHUR MASSALLY and THERESA BECKLEY. (016) [1961] SLCA 13 (11 July 1961); | 11 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Tort-Negligence-Automobile accident-Quantum of damages-Method of assessing... |
| Court of Appeal | MOHAMED BASH TAQUI and REGINA (017) [1961] SLCA 14 (11 July 1961); | 11 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal law-Trial-Whether defendant could be tried by judge alone-Gourts Act (... |
| Supreme Court | MOHAMMED HASSAN BASMA and KISHIGNGHAND OLARAM GIDWANI (018) [1961] SLSC 19 (15 July 1961); | 15 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Judgment debtor-Writ of fieri facias--Priority of writs--Whether debtor's... |
| Court of Appeal | PA SHEKA KANU AND OTHERS and SULAY SEISAY (019) [1961] SLCA 15 (21 July 1961); | 21 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Claim for declaration that election of respondent as Paramount Chief... |
| Court of Appeal | SIAKA P. STEVENS AND C. A. KAMARA-TAYLOR and REGINA (020) [1961] SLCA 16 (22 July 1961); | 22 Jul 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal law-Libel--conspiracy to publish defamatory libel-Trial-Submission of no... |
| Supreme Court | THOMAS SYLVANUS WILLIAMS and ANNIE LAMITOH WILLIAMS AND ELl G. RENNER (021) [1961] SLSC 20 (02 June 1961); | 02 Jun 1961 | Search Summary: Divorce-Desertion--cruelty-Adultery-Dese,rtion and cruelty by husbandAdultery by... |
| Supreme Court | IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MOPEH PALMER (DECD.) (022) [1961] SLSC 21 (03 June 1961); | 03 Jun 1961 | Search Summary: Administration of Estates--Devolution of estate on intestacy-Death of man without... |
| Supreme Court | RACHEL SALLY OMODALE DAVIES and MOHAMED ADIB KHALID ETER. (023) [1961] SLSC 22 (05 June 1961); | 05 Jun 1961 | Search Summary: Landlord and tenant-Grandmother of minor, plaintiff, leased premises to defendant... |
| Supreme Court | A. J. G. WILLIAMS and SIERRA LEONE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (024) [1961] SLSC 23 (05 June 1961); | 05 Jun 1961 | Search Summary: Contract of employment-Period of employment-Damages for dismissal. Law Report... |
| Supreme Court | REGINA and SIAK.A STEVENS AND C. A. KAMARA-TAYLOR (027) [1961] SLSC 24 (20 June 1961); | 20 Jun 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal Law-Trial-Whether defendants could be tried by judge aloneWhether fair... |
| Supreme Court | REGINA and VANDY KOROMA (078) [1961] SLSC 25 (30 March 1961); | 30 Mar 1961 | Search Summary: Criminal law-Homicide-Murde~Manslaughte~Judge's failure to submit defence of self... |
| Supreme Court | IBRAHIM JALLOH and WHITE CROSS INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. (029) [1961] SLSC 26 (27 March 1961); | 27 Mar 1961 | Search Summary: Arbitration-Motion to set aside or remit arbitration award-Power of court to set... |